Villa Galini ...

"... The
Villa Galini, that Victorian house, coloured
Pompeian red, gave me for the first time,
after many years, the feeling of a solid
house, and not one of a temporary camp: this
merchandise I got accustomed to think that
is not manufactured anymore.
It had a musical box with five or six tunes,
reminding me of the era where our grandparents
were mature men"

G.
Seferis. A production for Kichli, 27 December
1949.

Villa
Galini,
the
romantic
and
elegant
neoclassical
villa
that
hosted
writers
and
artists
at
Poros,
is
an
old
family
home
of
the
19th
century,
built
by
the
architect
Anastasios
Metaxas
atop a
piney
hill with
breathtaking
view
over the
tranquil
lagoon
between
Poros and
Galata. The "Red
House", as the locals named the Villa.

Seferis
was one of the Villa's most regular visitors. In
the tranquility of "Villa Galini" he
clarifies
his papers for Kavafi. There
he notes his thoughts on the wreck of "Kichli"(Kichli
was
a
small
utility
boat
of
the
fleet
which
usually
was
moored
in
front
of
the
house).

From
the romantic villa many visitors have passed
by. From
George Horton, Marc
Chagall,
Henry Miller, Greta Garbo, James Merrill,
Peter Gray enjoying "the solitude
and stillness of the site."

Note: "Villa
Galini is a private residence and is not
open
to the public."